(For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites. Right now Green Zebra tomatoes are abundant at my house, and I love these little stacks of fresh tomato goodness. Of course you can use any type of tomatoes if you don't have Green Zebras.)

Now that I've finally made Green Goddess Salad Dressing, I've been thinking about creative ways to use this dressing other than just drizzling it on a green salad (although salads with this dressing are spectacular!) Right now the garden is giving me lots of Green Zebra tomatoes, and I created these Green Goddess Tomato-Mozzarella Stacks by imagining how the slightly-citrusy flavor of the Green Zebras would work with the complex flavors in the Green Goddess dressing. And wow!

I loved this take on Caprese Salad with Green Zebra tomatoes, slices of fresh mozzarella, and Green Goddess dressing drizzled over. Of course, there are endless variations on this theme, so feel free to use any tomatoes you'd like and experiment with other kinds of cheese to enjoy with your Green Goddess dressing.

Slice fresh tomatoes to make 8 tomato slices, all about the same diameter.

Slice four thin slices of fresh mozzarella. (I used Bel Gioioso fresh mozzarella from Costco, which I really like, but if you have access to real buffalo mozzarella, it would be fantastic here. And just because I know some people will wonder, Bel Gioioso has not given me any cheese or paid me to write about their mozzarella.)

Make stacks with a slice of tomato, a slice of mozzarella, and another slice of tomato.

Green Goddess Tomato-Mozzarella Stacks
(Makes two first course servings, but easily adapted for more; this simple recipe idea created by Kalyn when she was swooning over Green Goddess Dressing and had Green Zebra Tomatoes from the garden.)

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I'm a sucker for color-coordinated dishes, and oh how I wish I had green zebra tomatoes in my garden! The Green Goddess dressing brings back memories for me, too. Thanks for such a beautiful reminder of how popular this once was.

Help! How do you know when your Green Zebras are ready for picking? When I bought the plants the seller told me how to know - but I forget. Some of mine are actually tinged with orange. They sure are pretty and I cannot wait to try this recipe with them. Thanks Kalyn!

Here's a post I wrote about Green Zebra tomatoes that shows the stages of ripeness. I pick mine when they are just starting to turn yellow-green. Never had any that were what I would call "orange" so maybe yours are a slightly different variety. There's a tomato called Striped Zebra that I don't like quite as much.

You had me at Green Goddess - I've made it and talked about it on my blog so often, I should start another blog devoted just to that! This looks incredible - it's a recipe full of all of my most favorite things. So gorgeous :)

I have some green zebra's growing in my garden and two are about ready to pick. Can't wait to give this recipe a try. I use your Cafe Rio salad recipe all the time and I don't think I've thanked you for it, it is delicious.

Oh my gosh, this look delicious! And so beautiful! Your photographs are gorgeous.I've recently launched my own blog, I'd love for you to check it out and let me know what you think.Thanks, and Happy Cooking!!!

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